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Nomade Orquestra return from the stratosphere via Brazil with their second
offering: EntreMundos (Between Worlds). Gazing outward through a kaleidoscope
from the heart of São Paulo’s jazz scene, the collective consciousness of
the ten-man orquestra has dreamt up an adventurous amalgam of earth’s most
far reaching musical cultures. Recorded at Red Bull Studios, Sao Paulo,
EntreMundos is like a cosmic musical playground where Ethio-jazz, Indian
classical and Oriental sounds dance around Afro-Brazilian roots rhythms and
Northern hemisphere jazz, funk, soul, library music and hip-hop influences. The
sheer vastness of the album is astounding, Nomade Orquestra have quite literally
conquered the world in sound.

Nomade Orquestra are some the most accomplished musicians in their city.
They’re also avid record collectors, citing the coming-together of their
expansive musical knowledges as key to their unique sound. Album opener
‘Jardim de Zaira’ – a tribute to the neighbourhood on the outskirts of
the famous ABC region, where the band meet and rehearse – hosts a playful
unison of vibraphone, guitar, horns and keyboards reminiscent of
Stereolab’s fun­kiest late ‘90s output. ‘Felag Mengu’ lies somewhere
between the groovy, brooding ethio-jazz of Mulatu Astatke and
Tinariwen’s hazy desert Rock, and ‘Olho do Tempo’ is another enchanting
incarnation of the band’s impossible to define brand of global roots music.
The album’s wildest moment comes from the roaring off-road, big-band joy-ride
‘Rinoceronte Blues’ with hill-billy harmonica, soulful organ stabs and
soaring horn arrangements further highlighting the depths of Nomade
Orquestra’s endless span of influences.